Well I just had an interesting adventure looking at a pinball machine. If anyone else goes and looks at this machine don't go alone! Here is the story. Went to look at a Diry Harry pinball priced at $1500. Ad said excellent condition. Sounded like a decent price so I went to go have a look. Everything started out ok. played a couple of games. Right flipper was sticking not working right. Did a check test, had error on right flipper and right ramp gate. Sling plastics had corners broken on them. Front of cabinet had a lot of touch up on it. Other than that didn't see to much else from quick look. I said i was interested but pointed everything out that was wrong with machine that I saw. Did not even get a chance to make an offer. The machine was in car shop lobby. He says let me show you something, he walks over to door, opens it and says get the Fu@# out. Now i am just trying to figure out what went wrong. He now changed ad, the title still says $1500, but in the ad it says $1795. and says if you are an idiot you will be ejected. Guess i will have to change my name to idiot now.

I don't get it, If it not working complete people are going offer less. Especially if you don't disclose it up front. I did not even get a chance to offer less.

Just off Avon exit, took me 35 minutes not to far. Just tell him the idiot sent you.

That would be Buschjs. I think he pulled it and decided to keep it.

If it was excellent like the ad said then no problem. You don't have to be in pinball to agree that excellent would mean that at least everything worked as it should. It did not, so i was not going to give full price. I'm no expert, so i'm sure that other things were wrong that i did not pick up on right away. This is also a place of business too, Which makes it even worse in my opinion. Not a good way to promote yourself. Now that i think back on it, a couple of things make me wonder what was really going on at this business.

Yes he changed the ad after i left. Would not even went to look at $1800.

Glad you are having fun at my expense. . Yes it does make a good story. If I ever get to any shows I will be wearing my idiot name tag.

If everything was disclosed up front then you would know what to expect and been ok with that. If you are asking a certain price, but there are things not right then i don't think it would be unreasonable to offer a little less. I did not even get a chance to do that though. He did not have to be an ass.

Here's your sign "IDIOT"

Wow those are fighting words.

I didn't get that. I think everyone was just having fun poking jabs at each other.

Oh wait, now i see it, yea that was a slam. Not right to make that comment. I think it was directed at the seller and not everyone, even though, that is how it can across.

rochester.craigslist.org link

Here you go. Let me know if anyone ends up with it, and how it went. Price was $1500 yesterday. He also took the idiot comment out.

lol

Not really the same thing. You had your machine was under valued at a good price. Dirty Harry in mint condition should be a $2000 dollar machine. Seller said machine was in excellent condition if it was, end of discusion deal is done. This game as i said earlier had flipper and gate errors. Sling plastics broken and front of cabinet issues. I did not point that there was kick out hole wear, target wear, spider cracks on one of the ramps. Also needed a good cleaning. There is probably more that I did not see or remember. I think if you say something is excellent, it is my right to point out what is not excellent.